Bobby Lashley is the name of the trend in professional wrestling now, and with good reason. Almighty won his first WWE championship in RAW against The Miz, and the reactions to the victory were extremely positive.
Bobby Lashley sat down with Ryan Satin for Fox Sports’ last 1-on-1 interview, and the new WWE champion revealed Vince McMahon’s backstage reaction to the WWE RAW championship win.
Vince McMahon grabbed Lashley backstage and gave him a big hug. The WWE chief told Lashley that he was proud of the superstar, and it was a behind-the-scenes moment that the 44-year-old veteran will certainly never forget.
Here’s what Bobby Lashley revealed:
“When I was able to get through that curtain [after winning the WWE Championship] and give Vince a hug, he grabbed me and hugged me for a while and said, ‘Dude, I’m proud of you.’
Vince doesn’t want you to have fun here: Bobby Lashley on the expectations of the WWE CEO
Bobby Lashley would explain what Vince McMahon expects from WWE talent. The WWE champion said that Vince McMahon wants Superstars to exceed their creative limits and deliver at a higher level.
“You’re not here to have fun. Vince doesn’t want you here to have fun. Vince wants to get into an argument with you because you’re fighting for something you want. Vince wants you to get out of the box and do something bigger.”
Bobby Lashley talked about the momentum Vince McMahon wants his talent to have. The boss’s vision and the contributions of several other legends led Lashley to do more extraordinary things in the company.
“Vince wants you to want WrestleMania so much that the crowd forces them to give you that title. I think I started getting to that point last year, several months definitely. I’ve been bad, man. I’ve been bad. I go out there with a revenge, and there’s a lot of confidence going through me. “
Bobby Lashley will go to WrestleMania 37 as the WWE champion, and he must face Drew McIntyre in one of the title fights on the card.
While the WWE creative team would have some surprises up their sleeve with the Fastlane PPV to end, will Bobby Lashley still be the WWE champion after WrestleMania 37? Let us know your opinion in the comments section.